Substacks recommended by Judith Spitzer

Recommended by Judith Spitzer

Alex's Blog

By Alex Johnson

Notes from Kenya and other explorations

Writing in the Dark with Jeannine Ouellette

By Jeannine

For people who do language. Writing saved my life—so I teach writing as if it can save yours.

Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance

By Joyce Vance

Worried about the state of the republic? Get the legal knowledge & analysis you need to be an advocate for democracy, along with a dose of savvy optimism.

Spark

By Elizabeth Marro

Come for the book recs, essays, nosy questions, awkward confessions. Stay for the conversation.

Diana Page Jordan

Ghostwriting🌟Book Coaching🌟Media Coaching🌟Voice Talent

Melissa’s Substack

By Melissa Ludtke

We're about girls and women's sports of all kinds, baseball, and breathtaking sunsets from the Charles River, my book "Locker Room Talk" (published in August 2024), along with dips into our climate crisis and our fragile democracy.

The Audacity.

By Roxane Gay

Writing that boldly disregards normal restraints.

Mary’s Pocketful of Prose

By Mary Hutto Fruchter

A community for sharing our voices, listening to each other and reminding the world of the power of story

Beyond the Basics: Embracing the Fellowship of the Spirit

By Fellowship of the Spirit

Dedicated to the belief, that every alcoholic should have an opportunity for freedom from alcohol & drugs. Restoring the remarkable opportunity of the now, the very thing that alcoholism took from us.

Literary Merit

By Andrea Bass

A joyful exploration of books, poetry, and life in the library.

For Dear Life with Maggie Smith

A newsletter about writing & other things that make this life dear—from the poet, not the dame

The Rebuild Compass Toolkit

By Georgia Clare

Helping you reclaim your life, one peaceful and powerful step at a time.

Love this author. Georgia Clare writes with simplicity and wisdom. Add to that practicality for ways to change your life. Love this newsletter.

- Judith Spitzer

The Isolation Journals with Suleika Jaouad

A newsletter for people seeking to transform life's interruptions into creative grist

Wordy Bird

By Susan Orlean

A few thoughts on what I'm wearing, words I'm writing, and the world we wander.

I love this woman, her writing, her hair, her shopping, her clothes, yeah just every little thing about her.

- Judith Spitzer

Cheryl Strayed's Dear Sugar

Welcome to Cheryl Strayed's newsletter. Everything is free right now. The paid "Dear Sugar" newsletter is currently on hiatus.

Let The Words Fall Out

By Mesa Fama

I believe that words can be bridges bringing us to one another. If you're like me and like to dig deeper into ourselves, go beyond the surface of things, and think about our place in all of this, then you'll find a home here.

Your Trauma Therapist

By Your Therapist

Weekly letters from a trauma therapist's notebook, where science meets story. In this space, we explore the intricate dance of healing through research, reflection, and the quiet wisdom gathered from countless hours in the therapy room. More than just me.

Soul Letters

By Katherine

Reinventing what it means to grow older through words that awaken your truth, courage, and joy.

it touches my soul.

- Judith Spitzer

My Favorite Classical Music

By Vitaliy Katsenelson

Thursday highlights about a classical piece or composer along with Saturday classical picks for a beautiful start to your weekend.

Know Better.

My personal Substack

Mary is unique, funny, spiritual, quirky and terribly intelligent. Check out her Substack.

- Judith Spitzer

The Habit of Art by Kelcey Ervick

Handwritten & illustrated newsletter about making art and telling stories.

Sean of the South

By Sean Dietrich

Sean Dietrich is a columnist, novelist, stand-up storyteller, and musician, known for his commentary on life in the American South. His work has appeared in Newsweek, Reader's Digest, Southern Living, and he makes appearances on the Grand Ole Opry.

Letters From Love with Elizabeth Gilbert

This is heart work

Annie Lamont

Audacious Creative Lives

By Anne Boyd

Inspiration for living boldly and more creatively

Necessary Salt by Joy Sullivan

What it means to be a woman in the world making slow, chewy art. Subscribe to receive a link to my free poetry workshop in your inbox!

I love love love Joy Sullivan's writing. It's a soft, lazy summer day, leaning into joy, allowing sensual feels and thoughts of love for the world, intuition and other women.

- Judith Spitzer

Small Change

By Annie Allen

Welcome to Small Change, a publication for telling stories and sharing ideas for actions that create positive change.

I love reading Liz' writing and support her goal to make the world a better place by her hard work.

- Judith Spitzer

The Privilege to Feel

By Stephanie Land

Stephanie Land is the New York Times bestselling author of MAID and CLASS. She has the unexpected day job of a public speaker and continues to write about and advocate for survivors and people who parent under the poverty line.

Resurface

By Tamzin

A space for deep connection, where we learn how to unlock and unblock your creativity, to USE your voice and find more magic in your dazzling self 🎇

Badass Women in History with Kerry Chaput

Award-winning author dedicated to badass women in history. Join me!

Chaput writes so honestly about her life as a woman in this patriarchal culture while she celebrates women in all their power and glory. Live reading her posts. They lift me up.

- Judith Spitzer

Psychiatry at the Margins

By Awais Aftab

Exploring critical, philosophical, and scientific debates in psychiatric practice and the psy-sciences

Memoir Musings

By Sue Mitchell

Making memoir manageable

Curmudgeon’s Substack

My personal Substack

Crying Out Loud

Recommended by Judith Spitzer